Size: 172,236 Personnel: 118 Start Date: June 8, 2024 Cause: Lightning FAIRBANKS, Alaska – Crews will continue to secure the line in the 5 Mile Creek Area by consolidating and piling up unburned or partially burned vegetation and debris. This… Read More ›
Grapefruit Complex Daily Update: Monday, July 8, 2024 Alaska Incident Management Team 3 Incident Commander- Peter Butteri Location: 40 Miles north of Fairbanks Complex Acres: 87,434 Personnel: 236 Containment: 0% Completed Structure Preparation: 85% Crews are working toward finalizing structure protection… Read More ›
The fire is 91% contained. TALKEETNA, Alaska- Containment increases to 91% on the Montana Creek Fire, which is located 16 miles south of Talkeetna. The cool, wet weather pattern brought widespread precipitation over the area aiding firefighters with their suppression… Read More ›
Size: 172,236 Personnel: 103 Start Date: June 8, 2024 Cause: Lightning FAIRBANKS, Alaska – The recent cool and wet weather brought widespread rain over the McDonald Fire, helping firefighters with their suppression efforts. Crews were able to use direct firefighting… Read More ›
A trough of low pressure moves into the area. TALKEETNA, Alaska- Containment increases to 84% on the Montana Creek Fire, which is located 16 miles south of Talkeetna. The cool, wet weather pattern brought widespread precipitation over the area aiding… Read More ›
Grapefruit Complex Daily Update: Sunday, July 7, 2024 Alaska Incident Management Team 3 Incident Commander- Peter Butteri Location: 40 Miles north of Fairbanks Complex Acres: 87,434 Personnel: 314 Containment: 0% Completed Structure Preparation: 50% An additional 0.1″ to 0.5″ of rain… Read More ›
Size: 172,236 Personnel: 100 Start Date: June 8, 2024 Cause: Lightning FAIRBANKS, Alaska – Today at 7:00 am, Idaho Team 1 IMT 3 assumed command from the BLM Alaska Fire Service Type 3 organization. Yesterday, operations personnel conducted a reconnaissance… Read More ›
Grapefruit Complex Update July 6, 2024Alaska Incident Management Team 3 Incident Commander- Peter Butteri Location: 40 Miles north of Fairbanks Complex Acres: 87,434 Personnel: 324 Containment: 0% Completed Structure Preparation: 45% Continued widespread rain over the fire has minimized spread. Fire… Read More ›
The fire remains at 67% containment TALKEETNA, Alaska- The Montana Creek Fire is located 16 miles south of Talkeetna and remains 67% contained. Wetting rains are expected to continue throughout the day today with the heaviest rainfall in the morning…. Read More ›
As of 5 p.m. Friday, there were 163 active wildfires statewide, with one new start in the past 24 hours. So far, 323 fires have burned 538,087 acres across Alaska. Brief updates are provided for Friday’s staffed fires within the… Read More ›
